I have been getting into metal fabrication recently. The professional tools are expensive, but after you learn to measure, cut and weld, you can just make them.
I just discovered GordsGarage “Just a guy with a garage”. One of his projects that caught my eye was a slick metal bend roller. Some C-Channel, rollers, bearings and a bottle jack — You have yourself a useful tool for you metal workshop. Check out the full project page HERE.
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Photography: Homemade shoulder DSLR Stabilizer rig with built in gun stalk and interchangeable camera base.
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Making your own FerroFluid is cool. This video shows you how and it’s not that hard. All you need is a rare earth magnet, laser printer toner fluid and some vegetable oil.
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KipKay bring us another easy hack. What is needed a pen, airsoft pellets and medicine bottle. Assemble then have fun pelting your friends with a stream of plastic pellets.
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Project: Key-less door entry, that allows the user to open and close a dead bolt via SMS text messages. The project consists of a Parallax Spinneret Web Server, servo motor, a dead bolt and various home center metal parts. Twilio software runs on the web server monitoring incoming text messages and authenticating users.
More in this project here [Billy]
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If you don’t want to waste those expensive watts to cool your PC during the winter, check out this simple DIY cooler solution that harness the frigid outside are to cool your case. A piece of plywood, a scotch brite pad, flexible duct, and a quick connect is all you need. If you want to harness mother nature too, check out the complete writeup on HackaDay.
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Kip Kay set out to make a sturdy laser guided sling shot out of common parts from your local hardware store.
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Award winning computer designer and video guy Will Urbina sets out to make a custom 16TB+ networked attached storage device. Will uses a Quanmax Industrial KEEX-2030 Atom 3.5″ Mainboard (Intel Atom N270) to power the NAS. The clear case angle stacks eight 2TB Western Digital Caviar Green hard drives. His modding and video production skills clearly show in his videos.
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Have a craving for some sweet cotton candy, but the fair is not in town. All you need to make it at home is two juice caps, small hobby electric motor and a lighter. Put it together and spin yourself a spool of delicious candied cotton goodness.
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